Saratoga Seeks To Embrace Local Gun Control Regulations

By Tom Knighton

New York isn’t a great state to live in if you’re a gun owner. Governor Andrew Cuomo has been conducting a personal assault against the Second Amendment for some time, making it a little awkward to be a gun owner in his state.

However, some communities within the state have even tougher laws. Most famously is the New York City’s Sullivan Act, which essentially bans guns within the city. That’s far from the only one, to be sure.

Most recently, though, Saratoga is set to embrace its own gun control regulations.

In response to the recent rash of school shootings around the country, Saratoga’s elected leaders intend to enact a couple of ordinances on Aug. 31 that should make it harder for guns to get into the wrong hands.

“I cannot sit back and do nothing,” Saratoga Mayor Mary-Lynne Bernald said at the City Council’s Wednesday meeting. Although she grew up around firearms and considers herself a crack shot, Bernald said she proposed the ordinances because of all the campus tragedies.

She also sought to allay opponents’ fears. “We are not outlawing firearms,” Bernald said. “We are not going to be doing search and seizure in your homes. These are rules responsible …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms